By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
Last year, on the spur of the moment, we attended our first-ever Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition (see the writeup, “We’re Off to the (Tugboat) Races!”).
We were stunned, blown away, and delighted by the experience.
So it’s only natural that this year, we were conflicted. On the one hand, we were eager to go again; on the other hand, how could it possibly live up to the previous time?
Let’s just say… it did.
Posted in New York City, Science and Technology
Tagged Boats, New York City, New York Harbor, Photography, Race, Ships, Tugboat, Tugboat Race
By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina
A couple of weekends ago, we set out to visit our friends and fellow kayakers Alex and Jean, who are also fellow bloggers at 2 Geeks @ 3 Knots (check out their lovely blog!). They live in New Rochelle, just outside New York City, and just off Long Island Sound.
Heading out to the Sound on a summer weekend is pretty typical for New Yorkers.
What’s a little less typical is getting there by kayak.
But hey—we’d been there quite a few times before and knew the route pretty well. And this time we’d have the luxury of spending the night with our friends—so we’d have the chance to explore more than we usually can on an out-and-back trip. We’d been eagerly anticipating this trip for several weeks.
Posted in Kayaking, New York City
Tagged City Island, East River, Harlem River, Horseshoe Harbor, Long Island Sound, Manhattan, New York City, New York Harbor, Sea Kayaking
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This is the ninth installment of Photography 101.
By Vladimir Brezina
… Labor Day, and (practically speaking) the beginning of Fall!
Here are a few celebratory photos taken at yesterday’s Great North River Tugboat Race & Competition. Lots more photos to come. (Last year’s are here.)
Posted in New York City, Science and Technology
Tagged Boats, Hudson River, New York Harbor, Photography, Ships, Tugboat, Tugboat Race
By Vladimir Brezina
Ailsa’s travel-themed photo challenge this week is Distance.
Distant views from the Cordillera Central of Puerto Rico, October 2001.
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Distance, Mountains, Photography, postaweek, postaweek2013, Puerto Rico, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
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